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species

Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis xanthomelas (Esper, 1781)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Arthropoda - arthropods »  class Insecta - insects »  order Lepidoptera - butterflies and moths »  family Nymphalidae - brushfoots »  genus Nymphalis - Anglewings

Scientific synonyms

Papilio xanthomelas Esper, 1781
Papilio xanthomelas Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 (nomen nudum) nud.

Other names

= Scarce Tortoiseshell

Images

Nymphalis xanthomelas - Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell

male

Author: Michal Koupý

Nymphalis xanthomelas - Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell

Author: Michal Koupý

Nymphalis xanthomelas - Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell

male

Author: Michal Koupý

Nymphalis xanthomelas - Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell

Author: Michal Koupý

Nymphalis xanthomelas - Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell

Author: Michal Koupý

Nymphalis xanthomelas - Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell

Author: Michal Koupý

egg

Nymphalis xanthomelas - Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell

Author: Michal Koupý

Nymphalis xanthomelas - Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell

Author: Michal Koupý

Nymphalis xanthomelas - Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell

Author: Michal Koupý

larva

Nymphalis xanthomelas - Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell

Author: Michal Koupý

Nymphalis xanthomelas - Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell

Author: Michal Koupý

Nymphalis xanthomelas - Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell

Author: Michal Koupý

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Included taxa

Number of records: 8

subspecies Nymphalis xanthomelas anna Krzywicki, 1967
subspecies Nymphalis xanthomelas fervescens (Stichel, 1908)

Nymphalis xanthomelas fervescens

subspecies Nymphalis xanthomelas formosana (Matsumura, 1925)
subspecies Nymphalis xanthomelas hazara Wyatt & Omoto, 1966
subspecies Nymphalis xanthomelas japonica (Stichel, 1902)
subspecies Nymphalis xanthomelas modesta Bryk, 1946
subspecies Nymphalis xanthomelas mongolica Bryk, 1946
subspecies Nymphalis xanthomelas xanthomelas (Esper, 1781)

Nymphalis xanthomelas xanthomelas


Links and literature

CZ EN Laštůvka Z., Liška J.: Checklist of Lepidoptera of the Czech Republic [http://www.lepidoptera.wz.cz/] [as Nymphalis xanthomelas (Den. & Schiff., 1775)]
Data retrieved on: 28 February 2009
EN SR Djurić M.: Butterflies of Serbia [http://leptiri.beograd.com/index.html] [as Nymphalis xanthomelas (Esper, 1781)]
EN de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.): Fauna Europaea 2.4 [http://www.faunaeur.org] [as Nymphalis xanthomelas (Esper, 1781)]
Data retrieved on: 9 March 2012
CZ DE Bělín V. (1999): Motýli České a Slovenské republiky aktivní ve dne, Kabourek, Zlín [as Nymphalis xanthomelas (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)]
CZ EN Farkač J., Král D. & Škorpík M. (eds.) (2005): Červený seznam ohrožených druhů České republiky - Bezobratlí, Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR, Praha, 760 pp. [as Nymphalis xanthomelas (Denis et Schiffermüller,1775)]
EN Jakšić P., Nahirnić A., Petrović S. (2013): Compendium of Serbian Butterflies with Vernacular Names, Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, 6: 75-88 [as Nymphalis xanthomelas (Esper, 1781)]
Data retrieved on: 18 January 2014

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Explanations

nud. invalid name - nomen nudum